Zaha Hadid's Beijing 'Galaxy' nears completion

Dame Zaha Hadid says the interior of Galaxy Soho, her soon-to-be-completed office and retail complex in central Beijing pays tribute to the city's traditional courtyards. However, this is where any associations with 'old China' ends. These five, interlinked, ergonomic towers have the kind of contemporary novelty and multiple perspectives befitting the Pritzker laureate's debut in the Chinese capital.

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